Function of the Skeletal System
1. Support >framework for the body >provides attachment for muscles
2. Protection >Protects organs to reduce injury
3. Movement >with the help from muscles, it allows for movement
4. Storage of minerals >such as calcium and phosphorus
5. Production of blood cells >blood cells are produced in the marrow of bones Types of Bones
1. Long bones - these bones have a greater width than length (femur, tibia, humerus, etc.)
2. Shorts bones - these bones have equal length and width (carpals, tarsals)
3. Flat Bones - thin, flat bones that offer protection (sternum, cranium bones, scapula)
4. Irregular bones - these bones have complicated shapes (face and vertebrae)
5. Sesamoid bones - can often be found in tendons where friction and physical stress is present ( ex. patella)
6. Sutural bones - found in between the fused bones of the skull (bones are un-named)
Functions of bone parts
1. Cartilage - reduces friction and absorbs shock
2. Compact Bone -This is the hard tissue that typically surrounds the bone
3. Spongy Tissue - located in between the compact bone and contains the bone marrow
4. Growth Plates - located at each end of a bone
1. Support
>framework for the body
>provides attachment for muscles
2. Protection
>Protects organs to reduce injury
3. Movement
>with the help from muscles, it allows for movement
4. Storage of minerals
>such as calcium and phosphorus
5. Production of blood cells
>blood cells are produced in the marrow of bones
Types of Bones
1. Long bones - these bones have a greater width than length (femur, tibia, humerus, etc.)
2. Shorts bones - these bones have equal length and width (carpals, tarsals)
3. Flat Bones - thin, flat bones that offer protection (sternum, cranium bones, scapula)
4. Irregular bones - these bones have complicated shapes (face and vertebrae)
5. Sesamoid bones - can often be found in tendons where friction and physical stress is present ( ex. patella)
6. Sutural bones - found in between the fused bones of the skull (bones are un-named)
Functions of bone parts
1. Cartilage - reduces friction and absorbs shock
2. Compact Bone -This is the hard tissue that typically surrounds the bone
3. Spongy Tissue - located in between the compact bone and contains the bone marrow
4. Growth Plates - located at each end of a bone
RESOURCES:
http://www.ivy-rose.co.uk/HumanBody/Skeletal/Skeletal_System.php